32 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. 
named fuchsias that are grown in the greenhouse may 
be planted out, and will pass through the winter safely 
if slightly protected, except in those seasons when the 
frost is unusually severe. Large old fuchsias may be 
turned to grand account in this way. The soil must be 
rich and mellow, and the plants must have abundant 
supplies of water; and if valued for their strong stems 
they should be lifted in November and be stored away in 
a greenhouse or a cellar, to be planted out again in May. 
Tf allowed to remain in the ground they should be eut 
down and a little cone of coal ashes piled over them. 
For permanent features the hardiest fuchsias are /. coccinea, 
F. gracilis, F. virgata, F. globosa, and F. Riecartoni. Of 
LF’. spectabilis we shall shortly give a description. 
